Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
It is often easier to not do something dumb than it is to do something smart.
Anonymous
If you don't think you're doing great things, you're probably right.
Anonymous
Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.
George S. Patton
If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge.
Henry Spencere
XML is like violence - if it's not working for you, you're not using enough of it.
Anonymous
The only "intuitive" interface is the nipple. After that it's all learned.
Bruce Ediger
Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.
Alan J. Perlis
The idea that I can be presented with a problem, set out to logically solve it with the tools at hand, and wind up with a program that could not be legally used because someone else followed the same logical steps some years ago and filed for a patent on it is horrifying.
John Carmack on software patents
If your bug has a one in a million chance of happening, it'll happen next tuesday.
Anonymous
Documentation is like sex. When it's good, it's fantastic. When it's bad, it's still better than nothing.
Anonymous